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Instructors & Group Leaders

These people serve both roles during your program.

Mr. Paul Kirui

Paul Kirui was born in Kilgoris in the Trans-Mara district, just on the Northern edge of the Masai Mara game reserve. As a young man, he worked as a goat herder, and learned tracking, signs and alarm call interpretation as a necessity for survival in the bush. These skills have proven advantageous to him during his 20-year career as a guide, helping him to lead journeys to Kenya, northern Tanzania and Rwanda. He has worked with the BBC Natural History unit as a special leopard tracker for the Big Cat Week and Big Cat Live programs since 2003. He also took part in “The Truth About Lions,” “Planet Earth Live” and helped develop the story behind Disney’s “Africa Cats.” He is currently carrying out research on the vultures in Maasai Mara game reserve in conjunction with the Department of Ornithology of the National Museums and the Peregrine Fund. Paul received his career education at The Kenya Wildlife Training Institute, Kenya Utalii College and Inkwazi Rangers’ School in South Africa.

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The latest in light, portable, easy-to-use QUIETVOX listening devices are available on Road Scholar programs.* Whether you are outdoors, in a crowd or in a museum environment where speaking loudly is discouraged, a listening device makes it feel like our experts are speaking clearly and directly to you. Hear for yourself on a Road Scholar adventure!

*Please note that due to the nature of some programs, the remote location or government regulations, listening devices may not be available. If you’d like to know for sure if your program will offer listening devices, just call and ask an Advisor!